It's the ink that counts: Refill inks!

Today, you can get a refill ink for almost any printer that is precisely matched to it. With new models, of course, it always takes a while until these compatible refill inks are available. Unless, that is, the printer manufacturer is working with a print head system that is already in use. Ink manufacturer Octopus Fluids, for example, replenishes new refill inks (available from OCTOPUS®) in its in-house lab immediately after the printer model is new.

Refill inks are numerous.

Universal inks of one type usually cover all printers of one manufacturer. We have even noticed offers that cover all types of printers from all manufacturers. Of course, these refill inks no longer meet the various requirements of the ink cartridges or print head systems. This often plays a subordinate role for the consumer. The main thing for him here is the low cost and that the printer prints fairly and poorly. We think that universal inks are usually the reason for the occasionally poor reputation of refilled ink cartridges.

However, this does not have to be the case. Refillers who work with high-quality refill inks have demonstrably lower complaint rates (up to 3%). In the medium term, this means a secure customer base.

However, recognizing high-quality refill inks is anything but easy. In this respect, you always have to rely on the statements of the dealers.
As a point of reference, you are left with the following. How many different inks does my refiller, dealer or ink filling station have. With only 20 types, he cannot deliver quality. If you consider that with four colors CMYK only five different varieties (five printer manufacturers) remain, you can already assume that they are universal inks or . An assortment of approx. 60 refill inks is there already rather a quality characteristic.

Ink manufacturers who state that they have developed a separate ink for each cartridge type or print head should be able to show between 140 and 200 different refill inks in their product lists.

There are almost always printers for which no special refill inks are offered due to their weak distribution in the market. In the latter case, of course, if the printer has a non-permanent print head, you can do your own research and simply try out various refill inks. With a permanent print head, however, this procedure can quickly end in a capital disaster if the print nozzles are clogged, for example.